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Google Analytics API v4 for Android Does NOT Send Screen Views


I've set all things for google analytics api v4 as it mentioned here:
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/android/v4/
and here: http://www.javacodegeeks.com/2014/04/working-with-google-analytics-api-v4-for-android.html


I can see real time data but i could NOT see Screens, Active Users,New Users and Top Device Models in specific time period such as "All Time".

Analytic does not send screen views.


Here is my global_tracker.xml

    <string name="ga_trackingId">UA-XXXXXXXX-Y</string>

    <integer name="ga_sessionTimeout">300</integer>

    <bool name="ga_autoActivityTracking">true</bool>

    <bool name="ga_reportUncaughtExceptions">true</bool>

    <screenName name="com.org.ScreenActivity1">Screen 1</screenName>
    <screenName name="com.org.ScreenActivity2">Screen 2</screenName>


Here is my AndroidManifest.xml

        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
            android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version"/>

        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.analytics.globalConfigResource"
            android:resource="@xml/global_tracker"/>


Here is my Analytics.java

public enum TrackerName {
        APP_TRACKER, // Tracker used only in this app.
        GLOBAL_TRACKER // Tracker used by all the apps from a company. eg: roll-up tracking.
    }

    HashMap<TrackerName, Tracker> mTrackers = new HashMap<TrackerName, Tracker>();

    public Analytics() {
        super();
    }

    public synchronized Tracker getTracker(TrackerName trackerId) {

        if (!mTrackers.containsKey(trackerId)) {

            GoogleAnalytics analytics = GoogleAnalytics.getInstance(this);

            if (trackerId == TrackerName.GLOBAL_TRACKER) {
                mTrackers.put(trackerId, analytics.newTracker(R.xml.global_tracker));
            }

        }

        return mTrackers.get(trackerId);
    }


Here is my Activity class:

protected void onCreate(Bundle bundle){
//......................

Tracker tracker = ((Analytics) getApplication()).getTracker(Analytics.TrackerName.GLOBAL_TRACKER);
        tracker.setScreenName("Main Activity");
        tracker.send(new HitBuilders.AppViewBuilder().build());

//......................

}

    @Override
    protected void onStart() {
        super.onStart();
        GoogleAnalytics.getInstance(this).reportActivityStart(this);
    }

    @Override
    protected void onStop() {
        super.onStop();
        GoogleAnalytics.getInstance(this).reportActivityStop(this);
    }

Solution

  • The problem according to @stkent answer is that the AppViewBuilder() is deprecated so you can fix your problem by deleteing this line of code that's what you need in your case And to help people that have same problem after following this delete this line of code

     tracker.send(new HitBuilders.AppViewBuilder().build());
    

    and add this instead

      @Override
    protected void onStart() {
        super.onStart();
        GoogleAnalytics.getInstance(this).reportActivityStart(this);
    }
    
    @Override
    protected void onStop() {
        super.onStop();
        GoogleAnalytics.getInstance(this).reportActivityStop(this);
    }
    

    in each activity you want to track

    additional info from google doc about those 2 method

    reportActivityStop
    reportActivityStart
    

    using this with auto tracking is a noop so you can disable it

    the original answer is for @skent on this post